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Micajah Thomas Cooper

Micajah Thomas Cooper[1]

Male 1806 - 1874  (67 years)


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  • Name Micajah Thomas Cooper 
    Birth 28 Dec 1806  Rowan, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1830  Rutherford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Enumeration 10001-00001, 0 slaves

      Based on this enumeration, Lunsford would be the only child in the family.
    Residence 1837  Rutherford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Micajah paid just 1 poll in 1838.
    Residence Jun 1838  Coffee, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Possessions 14 Jun 1838  Rutherford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    extended a mortgage to Richard Jacobs for $92.83 for a term of 5 months 
    Census 1840  Coffee, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Enumeration: 0110010001-21000101, 1 slave, 10 people
    Possessions 1840  Coffee, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    1 slave 
    Misc 17 Feb 1841  Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Misc 
    • M.T. Cooper's business partner, Samuel Gibson, was killed when the horse on his buggy became tangled in the gear as it came loose and upset the buggy. He was killed almost instantly.
    Residence Mar 1842  Coffee, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Deed from Baxter to Cooper says M.T. Cooper is from Coffee County.
    Possessions 19 Mar 1842  Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    purchased 124 acres along the Duck River 
    Address:
    Bedford County 
    • Purchased from Baxter H. Ragsdale for $2600
    Possessions 3 Aug 1842  Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    loaned money against a parcel of land to Jesse Eaton 
    Address:
    Bedford County 
    • Loaned money on a deed of trust, with $175 due 25 Dec 1843, and other considerations. If the debt was paid on time, the deed was void. Otherwise, M.T. Cooper and Eli Eaton could claim the land.
    Possessions 28 Nov 1842  Coffee, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    sold two slaves to William Ashley 
    • Sold two negro boys, aged 10 and 9, named Wilson and Maxwell, to William Ashley for $700.
    Possessions 3 Jan 1843  Coffee, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    sold four slaves to Charles Moore 
    • Sold four negro slaves, Martha, William, Milly, and an infant, for $950 to Charles Moore.
    Census 29 Aug 1850  Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Address:
    Bedford County 
    Occupation 29 Aug 1850  Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    farmer 
    Address:
    Bedford County 
    Possessions 29 Aug 1850  Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    5 slaves 
    Address:
    District 1 
    Misc 20 Oct 1854  Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Misc 
    Misc 20 Oct 1854  Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Misc 
    Census 4 Jun 1860  Wartrace, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Possessions 4 Jun 1860  Wartrace, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • real property valuded at $8000, personal property valued at $15000, and 11 slaves
    Misc 22 Mar 1867  Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Misc 
    Residence 22 Mar 1867  Christiana, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Census 1 Jul 1870  Rutherford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20] 
    Address:
    Fosterville, 20th District 
    • M.T. is listed with Lavina, his second wife, and a black servant, Tom Jordan. He is listed as having $3000 worth of real property and $200 worth of personal property. He is listed as born in N.C. and she is listed as born in TN.

      He also appears in the Agricultural schedule of the census. In this case, he is listed as M.T. Cooper. It appears that this is not a recopied version of the census, while the population schedule is.
    _AMTID 162485316017:1030:191555462 
    _FSFTID K2FF-NYV 
    _UID B22BA049AB8443DAAF8DDB4519D28C1D02EF 
    Death 16 Feb 1874  Bakersport, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • Some sources note the death in 1873 instead of 1874.
    Burial Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Address:
    New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery 
    Person ID I2071  Scott Dickson
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2023 

    Father Henry L. Cooper,   b. Abt 1770, Delaware, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1836, Cannon, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Hollis,   b. Bef 1775, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1855, Cannon, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 80 years) 
    Marriage 19 Jan 1794  Rowan, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [21, 22, 23] 
    • In Rowan County, North Carolina, there are other Cooper marriages around this time:
      Henry Cooper & Rebecca Hollis - 1794
      John Cooper & Lidia Johnston - 1762
      John Cooper & Sarah Riddle - 1789
      David Cooper & Ann Miller - 1798
      Thomas Cooper & Elizabeth Smith - 1798
      Samuel Cooper & Margat McBride - 1786
      Nebimiah Cooper & Susannah Michael - 1802
    Family ID F262  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah A. Vincent,   b. 31 Mar 1809, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1864, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 31 Mar 1829  Rutherford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 24, 25, 26] 
    Children 
    +1. Lunsford Pitts Cooper,   b. 8 Jan 1830, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1902, Tate Springs, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +2. Alexander Alvin Cooper,   b. 12 Jan 1832, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1915, Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     3. Rebecca Cooper,   b. 10 Sep 1834, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1840, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 5 years)
    +4. Elizabeth Cooper,   b. 10 Sep 1834, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1901, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    +5. Temperance Palistine Cooper,   b. 11 Nov 1836, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1888, Wilson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     6. Mary W. Cooper,   b. 11 Dec 1838, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Henry Vincent Cooper,   b. 24 Feb 1841, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1841
     8. Sarah Allen Cooper,   b. 18 Nov 1843, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. Micajah Thomas Cooper,   b. 8 Apr 1845, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +10. Robert Treat Cooper,   b. 13 Sep 1847, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     11. Susan Love Cooper,   b. 12 Oct 1849, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     12. Nancy Soaps Cooper,   b. 14 Feb 1852, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1852
    Family ID F261  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 May 2025 

    Family 2 Lavinia Manor,   b. 10 Oct 1815, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1891, Christian, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 28 Dec 1865  Rutherford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [27] 
    Family ID F3590  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 May 2025 

  • Notes 
    • MARRIAGE: Cooper5

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      Called: IGI lists him as Micajah S. Cooper

      Micajah died in Kentucky while on a visit.

      In the 1860 census, Micajah Cooper is listed as owning 9 slaves,living in 3 slave houses.

  • Sources 
    1. [S138] Goodspeeds's Biographical & Historical Memoir of M.

    2. [S800] Merritt Graves Genealogical Notes, Descendants of Micajah Thomas Cooper and Sarah Vincent - Cooper files, Bedford County, Tennessee.

    3. [S641] Find A Grave, 26 November 2014; Macajah Thomas Cooper; Macajah Thomas Cooper; 46464195; flgrl.

    4. [S461] 1830 US Federal Census, Rutherford Co, TN, Rutherford Co; page 317; M.T. Cooper.

    5. [S1186] Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895, 29 April 2017; Rutherford County, 1838, p. 40, Micajah S. Cooper.

    6. [S1527] Tennessee, Bedford, Deeds 1804-1964; Trust deeds 1797-1963; General indexes, 9 July 2019; Deed book W, page 723, Mortgage from M.T. Cooper to Richard Jacobs.

    7. [S763] 1840 US Federal Census, Coffee Co, TN, Not Stated; page 154; M.T. Cooper.

    8. [S1518] Tennesseean, Awful Casualty; 20 February 1841; 2 June 2019.

    9. [S1526] Bedford County, Tennessee deed books and index, 1808-1966 : including the typed index to the burned vols. (extinct) made from the register's notebook, 9 July 2019; Deed Book LL, page 301, Baxter H. Ragsdale to M.T. Cooper.

    10. [S1526] Bedford County, Tennessee deed books and index, 1808-1966 : including the typed index to the burned vols. (extinct) made from the register's notebook, 9 July 2019; Deed Book LL, page 413, Deed of Trust from Jesse Eaton to M.T. Cooper and Eli Eaton.

    11. [S1528] Tennessee, Coffee Co, Deeds, 1836-1901; deed index, 1836-1910, 9 July 2019; Deed book B, page 593, Bill of Sale, M.T. Cooper to William Ashley.

    12. [S1528] Tennessee, Coffee Co, Deeds, 1836-1901; deed index, 1836-1910, 9 July 2019; Deed book B, page 658, Bill of Sale, M.T. Cooper to Charles Moore.

    13. [S499] 1850 US Federal Census, Bedford Co., TN, District 1; page 6; dwelling 45, family 45; Micajah Cooper.

    14. [S748] 1850 US Federal Census, Bedford Co., TN, Slave Schedule, District 1; page 3; M.T. Cooper.

    15. [S1531] Newspapers.com Nashville Union and American, Arrivals at the Hotels; 20 October 1854; M.T. Cooper at City Hotel; 19 July 2019.

    16. [S522] 1860 US Federal Census, Bedford Co., TN, District 2, Wartrace; page 9; dwelling 70, family 70; McCajer Cooper.

    17. [S562] 1860 US Federal Census, Bedford Co., TN, Slave Schedule, District 21; page 3; M.T. Cooper.

    18. [S1532] Newspapers.com The Tennesseean, Hotel Arrivals; 22 March 1867; 19 July 2019.

    19. [S1597] 1870 US Federal Census, Rutherford Co., TN, Fosterville, 20th District; Page 141; Dwelling 41, Family 41; M.S. Cooper.

    20. [S1856] 1870 US Federal Census, Rutherford Co., TN - Agricultural Schedule, Fosterville, 20th District; Page 5; Line 10; M.T. Cooper.

    21. [S149] Henry Cooper Rebecca Hollis Marriage Return 19 Jan.

    22. [S1059] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, 26 February 2017; Rowan Co, Marriage Bonds - Abstracts (1790-1900), Cooper, Henry to Rebecca Hollis.

    23. [S1781] Marriages of Rowan County, North Carolina 1753-1868, p. 83, Henry Cooper and Rebecca Hollis.

    24. [S142] Marriages of Rutherford County, Tennessee 1804-187.

    25. [S700] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, 29 December 2014; Micajah T Cooper to Sarah Vinson, 31 Mar 1829, Rutherford Co., Tennessee.

    26. [S1004] Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, 16 January 2016; Micajah T Cooper and Sarah A Vinson, 31 Mar 1829.

    27. [S1004] Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, 7 July 2019; Rutherford County, Marriage Records 1863-1870, page 182, license 1567, M.T. Cooper to Lavinia Minter.


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